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8th grade The Constitutional Convention: the plans, the disagreements and the compromises worksheet

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The Constitutional Convention: the plans, the disagreements and the compromises

Grade 8 Social Studies Worksheet

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Circle the best answer.

1.
How are seats in the House of Representatives given, Milo asks?
- By the size of the land
- By the governor's choice
- By population
- Equal for each state
2.
How are seats in the Senate given, Noah asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- By the number of towns
- By population
- Equal for every state
- By wealth
3.
What did the large states get from the compromise, Ren asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Equal seats in the Senate
- A larger Senate vote
- Seats by population in the House
- Nothing of any kind
4.
What did the small states get, Tala asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Equal seats in the Senate
- More House seats than large states
- A veto on the laws
- Seats by population in the House
5.
How do the age rules for the two houses differ, Zee asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Senate 25; House 30
- Both 25
- Senate 30; House 25
- Both 30
6.
How much longer is a senator's term than a House member's, Ari asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- 3 times as short
- 4 years longer
- 2 years longer
- 8 years longer
7.
By how many votes was the compromise adopted, Bo asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Each state's vote
- No vote was held
- Ten votes
- One vote
8.
How many years passed from the compromise (1787) to its 200th anniversary celebration, Esme asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- 100 years
- 3,774 years
- 187 years
- 200 years
9.
Why is it called a compromise, Jun asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Each side got part of what it wanted
- No one agreed to it
- It ended the convention
- One side won everything
10.
Why does the Senate historian say there might have been no Constitution without the vote, Kira asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- The vote named a president
- The vote ended the Articles that day
- The dispute could have ended the convention
- The vote freed the states

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The Constitutional Convention: the plans, the disagreements and the compromises. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can compare the Virginia and New Jersey Plans and say who presented each and what happened to it.
I can explain the Great Compromise (July 16, 1787): what the large and small states each got, and the rules for each house.
I can explain the Three-Fifths Compromise and the slave-trade deal plainly: who gained, who did not, and why delegates agreed.

Standard: D2.Civ.3.6-8

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